LensAR system used by Florida, Sarasota doctor

Orlando-based LensAR Inc. announced Sept. 20 that its cataract laser system has been successfully used by two doctors.

The company, which got FDA approval in June, had cataract surgeons in Sarasota and California use the system. The systems use high-resolution, 3D imaging to map a patient’s cataract, eliminate it and insert and intra-ocular lens.

The systems are the first two sold in the U.S. and, according to the release, the company is seeing good demend and “expects to expand its footprint accordingly.”